I know, I know… smaller is better. The QC was already compact, the Mini is even smaller, and the Nano takes it to the extreme. It’s a trend across the whole industry right now.
I’ve spent years playing the Kemper Rack + Remote and the Axe-Fx III with the FC-12. Then I switched to the QC and I truly love it.
But honestly? I miss the rack concept. Whether it’s at a gig, in the rehearsal room, or at home—it’s just so much more convenient to have the foot controller on the floor and the actual brain of the unit at eye/finger level.
Also, a dedicated QC Remote with a bit more breathing room between the switches would be great.
I realize the market is moving elsewhere, but a QC Rack + QC Remote would be my absolute dream setup. Am I the only one who feels this way?
Many are already doing this via installing the QC within a rack shelf and controlling everything via remote MIDI controller. Although I do like the idea of a rack mountable QC!
I like the idea of stand alone controllers as Fractal has done with the FC6 and FC12. I think there are limitations to the midi functionality that that would make a dedicated controller with scribble strips, and/or a gig view type screen display to show the 2nd screen on the Mini, for example
This is my biggest complaint about the qc. I have it in a rack on a sliding shelf. It’s a pain and looks unprofessional to me to have to slide out a rack shelf to tune or make minor tweaks. Yes, I could use a separate tuning pedal or midi controller, but I prioritize ease of and timing of stage swapover. For live, an axe fx with an SD piwerstage is much more visually appealing. For studio, I despise having my QC taking up desk space and patching in every time. Being able to route into a patchbay permanently would be great. Side note, I’d gladly accept a QC version of Helix Native as a studio solution also.